ChatGPT can detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease

I read it in the collection of stories titled "Hackers" https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?16234 - the story was "Living Will" by Alexander Jablokov written in 1991 https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?41618

Digging...

And you can read it at https://archive.org/details/Asimovs_v15n07_1991-06/page/n55/...

I will note that this story may be difficult for people who are in dark places. If you check trigger warnings, without disclosing spoilers, be forewarned.

The most relevant part of the story is on page 63 of the collection:

> "You're lying." Gerald shook his head. "You're not much good at it. Did your gadget pick up that characteristic, I wonder?" He raised his voice. "Computer Roman, why do you exist?"

> "I'm afraid I'm losing my mind," the computer replied. "My memory is going, my personality fractionating. I don't know if it's the early stages of Alzheimer's or something else. I, here, this device, is intended to serve as a marker personality so that I can trace - "

> "Silence!" Roman shouted. The computer ceased speaking. He stood, shaking. "Damn you, Gerald. How dare you?"

> "This device is more honest than you are." If Gerald was afraid of his friend's anger he showed no sign of it. "There must be some flaw in your programming."

> Roman went white. He sat back down. "That's because I've already lost some of the personality I've given it. It remembers things I've forgotten, prompting me the way Abigail does." He put his face in his hands. "On my God, Gerald what am I going to do?"